At UNCG
Sophomore Season (2009): Went a perfect 4-0 with a save during his sophomore season ... led the team with a 3.77 ERA in his 62 innings of work...started seven of the 23 games that he appeared in ... was third in the SoCon in ERA (3.77) and fourth in the conference in opposing batting average (.251) ... led the SoCon by not allowing a triple all season and also led the conference by yielding just three home runs all season ... struck out 50 batters, including 22 of those looking, while only giving up 21 walks.
Freshman Season (2008): Started four of his 21 appearances in his freshman campaign ... had a 7.19 ERA for the season in 41.1 innings ... allowed only 30 walks while striking out 53 on the year ... had his best start of the season against North Carolina A&T (5/7) when he allowed just one earned run in four innings of work while striking out eight.
Summer Ball: Played the summer of 2008 and 2009 for the Asheboro Copperheads in Asheboro, NC for coach Jim Murray.
High School: 2007 graduate of Southwest Guilford High School in High Point, N.C. ... played four years of baseball under coach Reid Holmes ... earned three varsity letters for the Cowboys ... two-time all-area, all-conference, and all-state.
Personal: Richard Warren Slack ... born July 15, 1989 in High Point, N.C. ... son of Rick and Marilee Slack of High Point, N.C. ... mother is a former graduate of High Point University ... has a 15-year-old brother named Elliot ... also recruited by Appalachian State, Charlotte, and High Point University ... majoring in kinesiology at UNCG.
